The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-03-10

Granting 10 the 81 Paul, Minneapolis Man
! itoba Railway Company zig Of way through
1 the Indian resoryat Ons in Northern MOntans
| and Northwestern Dakota.
For the purchase Of ground and erection Of
| public building at Owensboro, Ky.
Authorizing the Secretary OF War TO adjust
| and settle the account for arms, ammunitior
and accouterments between the Territory Of
Montana and the United States.
| Granting right OF way through Fort Bliss
| military reservation to the Rio Grande & h
| Paso Railroad Company
Providin for the establishment and erection
| OF a military post near Denver, Col.
For the construction OF military telegraph
| lire from Sanford, Fla, to Point Jupiter AMI
! the establishment Of signal station.
| Authorizing te ms OF tAe Circuit Court OF the
| United States for the Esstsr. Judicial district
| Of North Carolina at " WilTnisgsn-
Amend ng section $50 Of the Revised Statutes
! OF the United States.
| F.xing the boundary of the Eastern District
Court OF Arkansas.
Limiting the cost OF the pubic building al
| Ch lttanooga, Tenn, to 81 O,O0).
| Auxhorizing construction OF q high wagon and
| foot passenger bridge over the Mississippi be
| tween East Dubuque, III, and Dubuque, Iowa.
| Authorizing the City OF Newport, r. l., 10 u Sc
the site OF Fort Greene as public park
Granting certain seal rocks TO the city and
county OF San Francisco, Cal, in trust for the
| people Of the United States.
Pr viding for the execution Of the provisions
| OF article OF the treaty conc uded between the
| United States and the Emperor Of China on
| November IL, 1897, and proclaimed by the Pres
ident Of the United States on October 5, 1881.
Authorizing the construction Of bridge over
| Bayou Bernard, Miss
Prohibiting any of1cer, agent or servant OF
| the United States TO hire or contract out the
labor Il prisoners incarcerated for violating the
| laws OF the United States.
Amending the act entitled "An act TO amend
the statutes in regard to immediate transporta-
| tion OF dutiable goods, approved June TO- 1897
| three bills.
| Authorizing the construction OF a bridge
| across the eastern branch OF the Potomac river
| at the foot OF Pennsylvania avenue east in
| Washington, d. c., SO as to connect the Dis.
| trict with the Maryland shore.
Among the last acts Of Congress which
| have become laws are:
The antiMormon.
Redemption OF the trade dollar.
Fisheries and retaliation against Canada.
Relating to arrears OF taxes in the District Of
| Columbia.
Appropriating $3.50, 600 for the purchase OF =
site for post-office building at San Francisco.
Repeating the Tenure-of- On ce act.
| Authorizing the Secretary Of War to accept
| from the Commercial Club certain lands known
as the high tract, near Chicago, for military
| purposes.
| Authorizing John F. Chamberlain TO erect .
| hotel at Fortress Monroe.
Prohibiting the catching Of mackerel during
| spawning season.
Providing for Union soldiers home west OF
| the Rocky mountains.
Relating TO the Judicial District of Northern
| Illinois.
Relating to the procedure in contested else-
tions.
Confirming to American citizens the right TO
possess real estate in the Territories.
Providing for an investigation OF the books
and accounts OF the Pacific railroad.
Granting the title TO certain lands in the Dis
trct OF Columbia.
Providing for the bringing of suits against the
United States.
For construction OF bridge acros. East
River, between the City Of New York and Long
Island
For bridge across the Great Kanawha river.
below the falls.
For bridge across the Red river of the
North.
To give Congressional assent TO the construc-
ton Of free bridge by the County Of Davidson,
Tenn, over the Cunberl nd river.
Amending an act for the purchase of a site
and erection OF public building at Detroit,
Mich.
Authorizing the printing OF 25nO extrq copies
OF the report OF the health ONCE OF the District
OF Columbia and the eulogies in Congress upon
the late Senator Logan.
Authorizing the construction OF a bridge
across the Missouri river between Omaha
and Council Bluffs.
Authorizing the use OF the hot water of the
Government reservat on at Hot Springs, Ark
Authorizing the United States treasurer
TO cred the District OF Columbia with certain
moneys in lieu Of investing the same in bonds
Authorizing the printing OF the Official report
OF the Investigations of DR.. Edward Shake
speare concerning the nature, etc., of epidemic
cholera.
Authorizing the Duluth. Pierre City & Black
Hills railroad to const uct bridge across the
Missouri river at Pierre, Oak
Authorizing the Tombigbee railro"d TO con-
struct bridge across the Mississippi river st
or near Columbus, Miss.
Admitting free OF duty articles for exhibition
at the Minneapolis exhibition.
Among other bills that failed to become laws,
the most important were the General De-
f1ciency, Fortihcations and River and Harbor
Appropriation bills.
Tie following hills failed to become
laws because the President did not sign
them:
Bill to settle the claim OF A. H. Emory for
eiO0 0OO
Bill relating to promotions in the medical
The bill to prevent the employment OF alien
labor.
The bill TO open strip OF public land south
OF Kansas for settlement.
The bills providing for public buildings at
Monroe, La, and Saginaw, Mich.
The Labor Arbitration bill.
The bill TO annex q part of Idaho TO Wash.
ington Territory.
Bill for printing maps OF the General Land
Once and a number OF private relief bills.
The Agricultural Department bill passed
both Houses and died with the committee
of agriculture in the House, to which
committee it was referred with Senate
amendments. The bill to repeal the Pre-
emption, Timber-Culture and Desert
Land Laws, the Fortifications bill and the
Northern Pacific Land Grant Forfeiture
bill failed Of passage because of lack Of
agreement in conference.
The Catholic Church and the Knights
of Labor.
New YoRK, March 4-The Hera,ds Rome
dispatch gives the full text of the report
to the Pope by Mgr. Straniero, the papal
ablegate who lately visited America. The
report is in harmony with the views ex-
pressed by the American Archbishops to
the Pope concerning the Knights Of La
ho- hnid hat hof